Neron Skies

s onto anything to balance himself as we

yes are wide and frantic and wi

r it. Jus

of air. A su

a asks. She still sounds calm, but

ayne yells, and we suddenl

ing up. But all I can think about is where we collided w

l the walls of the ship. I feel the mechani

the back end of th

l. It would take an hour for us t

t’s t

ast, and my entir

fix it? I haven’t seen any oxygen suits on

e back of my bra

od, in the oxygen, in every bit o

n see the hole, even though I’m not outside, and I’m

the Neron i

at my side j

ove with the metal. I tell it to

ath the surface of the metal. I see

it hea

the side of our ship. And the blue gl

rough the asteroid belt dies. My insides jar

me, and I know she k

the air

she do

nds into the air, letting the Frank take over

ver, keeping his head betwee

back at us all. “And air pressure is no

y, I’m thinking about that hole I patched, out

ys I am…we’d all be dead. In an hour

ll be

stomach with a cold wave. I bite my lower lip, ignoring Zayne and my

e al

d the

d such a negative connotation bec

my family. I di

rough me, and I feel

od

is g

lace, and I know Reena is righ

r. Maybe I’ll feel lost again, tomorrow.

one person I can

ever actual

n, stalling by doing the dishes, and finally Reena

aned as Zayne just lingers, tryi

y I didn’t sound like an idiot,

that I’m not in the mood to talk to him,

k, but really, I’m rehearsing the conversation in my mind. I wait

ip back to the mechanical roo

eeing it, I feel…lighter. I

I lean my back against the metal wall and tuck my knees into my chest. I lay my

y moment I’m dressed s

e who is going to hurt me here. But I haven’t b